Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

ISSN 2736-1624

FAFT | Table of Contents in 2020

Research Article

Regulatory mutations affecting the synthesis of cellulase in Pseudomonas fluorescens

I.O. Adewale*, A.O. Ajayi, M.K. Bakare, A.I.Okoh and O.O.Shonukan

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1279

Research Article

Haematinic activity of Hibiscus cannabinus

Gabriel A. Agbor*, Julius E. Oben and Jeanne Y. Ngogang

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1278

Research Article

Some mineral profiles of fresh and bottled palm wine – a comparative study

N.P and Oyerinde, Okolie , M.E* , Ukhun , A.O

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1277

Research Article

Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of polyphenols from ethnomedicinal plants of Burkina Faso

Damintoti Karou, Jacques Simpore and Alfred S. Traore, Mamoudou H. Dicko*

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1276

Research Article

Qualitative determination of chemical and nutritional composition of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth

Akinsulire O.R and Sanyaolu M.A., Alabi D.A*

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1275

Research Article

The Influence of seed treatments and growing media on seedling growth and development of African walnut, Plukenetia conophorum

Matilda I. Ikhatua and C. Kalu, Rachael K. Egharevba*

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1274

Research Article

Control of yam tuber rot with leaf extracts of Xylopia aethiopica and Zingiber officinale

R.N. Okigbo*, I.A Nmeka

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1273

Research Article

Effect of drying method on the quality and storability of ‘egusi’ melon seeds (Colocynthis citrullus L.)

A.Osho , S.A. Bankole*, A.O. Joda and O.A. Enikuomehin

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1272

Research Article

Bioremediation of oil-polluted soil by Lentinus subnudus, a Nigerian white-rot fungus

C. O.* and Fasidi, Adenipekun , I. O.

Page: 1 - 3

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1271

Research Article

Aflatoxin B1 production in chillies (Capsicum annuum L.) kept in cold stores

K.J.P. Narayana and M. Vijayalakshmi*, D. Ravi Kiran

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1270

Research Article

Raw starch degrading amylase production by mixed culture of Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisae grown on sorghum pomace

E.A. Abu*, S.A. Ado and D. B. James

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1269

Research Article

Bacteria and fungi isolated from housefly (Musca domestica L.) larvae

A.D. , O.A.*and Adeduji, Lawal , Banjo , O.O.

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1268

Research Article

Production dynamics of extracellular protease from Bacillus species

Folasade M. OLAJUYIGBE*, Joshua O. AJELE

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1267

Short Communication

Isozyme diversity in Cassia auriculata L.

K.V. Krishnamurthy, R. Siva*

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1266

Review

Agrobacterium-induced hypersensitive necrotic reaction in plant cells: a resistance response against Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer

Leena Tripathi, Danladi Dada Kuta*

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1264

Research Article

Chromosome number and cytomorphological characterization of a polyploid Abrus

’Bosa E. Okoli, Ikechukwu O. Agbagwa*

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1262

Research Article

Length-weight relationships of five fish species in Epe lagoon, Nigeria

Fafioye , O.A. , O.O.* and Oluajo

Page: 1 - 3

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1261

Research Article

Shelf stability of agidi produced from maize (Zea mays) and the effects of sodium benzoate treatment in combination with low temperature storage

I.S.* , G.I. , Ogiehor , A.O. and Okwu, Ekundayo

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1260

Research Article

Analysis of the protein profiles of the antibiotic-resistant Salmonella typhimurium definitive phage type (dt) 104

Yakubu B. Ngwai*, Yasuki Ogawa and Yoshikazu Adachi, Kozo Ochi2

Page: 1 - 11

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1259

Short Communication

Optimization of thermostable alkaline protease production from species of Bacillus using rice bran

Krishna Suresh Babu Naidu, Kodidhela Lakshmi Devi*

Page: 1 - 3

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1258

Research Article

Purification of acidic protease from the cotyledons of germinating Indian bean ( Dolichos lablab L. var lignosus) seeds

Vadde Ramakrishna*, P. Ramakrishna Rao

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1257

Research Article

Reduction of the cyanide content during fermentation of cassava roots and leaves to produce bikedi and ntoba mbodi, two food products from Congo

D. Louembe*, S.C. Kobawila, J. Hounhouigan and C. Gamba, S Keleke

Page: 1 - 8

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1256

Research Article

Agricultural waste plastics conversion into high energy liquid hydrocarbon fuel by thermal degradation process

Moinuddin Sarker*, Mohammad Mamunor Rashid and Md Sadikur Rahman

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1255

Research Article

Transformation kinetics of mixed polymeric substrates under transitory conditions by Aspergillus niger

Spiros N. Agathos, Lacina Coulibaly*

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1252

Research Article

Solanum cultivar responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: growth and mineral status

Tatiana Krasova-Wade, Meïssa Diouf and Mamadou Gueye, Alioune Diallo, Tahir Abdoulaye Diop*

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1251

Research Article

Comparative efficacy of microbial and chemical insecticides on four major lepidopterous pests of cotton and their (insect) natural enemies

N. A. Amusa, T. A. Fadare*

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1250

Research Article

Determination of effective nodulation in early juvenile soybean plants for genetic and biotechnology studies

K. J. Boote and H. Mushoriwa, E. T. Gwata*, D. S. Wofford

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1248

Short Communication

Prevalence of Bartonella infection among patients with fever

Kei Numazaki

Page: 1 - 2

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1246

Research Article

Plasmodium falciparum malaria resistance to chloroquine in five communities in Southern Nigeria

Gertrude Arienmughare and Augustine O Okhamafe, Patrick O Erah*

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1245

Research Article

Antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Abia State of Nigeria

Chigbu , Chinwe .O. and Ezeronye, O.U.*

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1243

Research Article

Removal of Cu (II) and Zn (II) ions from wastewater by cassava (Manihot esculenta Cranz) waste biomass

Abia , Horsfall , M. Jnr*, A. A. and Spiff, A.I.

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1241

Research Article

Mycoflora and mycotoxins in kolanuts during storage

L. O. Adebajo*, O. J. Popoola

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1240

Research Article

Citric acid production from whey with sugars and additives by Aspergillus niger

Khalaf S. Al-DelaimyÙ­, Murad A. El-Holi

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1239

Research Article

Influence of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium application on the yield of maize in the savanna zone of Nigeria

Kogbe J. O. S., Adediran J. A.*

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1238

Research Article

The contribution of food plants to the growth, development and fecundity of Zonocerus variegatus (L)

Sonde O.A., Idowu A.B.*

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1237

Research Article

Sequence heterogeneity of the envelope-like domain in the Egyptian cotton Gossypium barbadense

Abdel Ghany A. Abdel Ghany, Essam A. Zaki*

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1236

Research Article

Phylogenetic diversity and relationships among sorghum accessions using SSRs and RAPDs

Agrama H.A.*, Tuinstra M.R.

Page: 1 - 7

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1235

Review

Genetic transformation of forest trees

Diaga Diouf

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1234

Short Communication

Larvaecidal effects of aqueous extracts of Azadirachta indica (neem) on the larvae of Anopheles mosquito

Aliero , B.L.

Page: 1 - 3

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1233

Short Communication

Plasmid profile of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 from apparently healthy animals

Adebiyi T, Onibokun H and Odunukwe NN, Odeigha P, Shodipo K, Aboaba OO, Smith SI*, Ibrahim A, Adeyeye JA

Page: 1 - 3

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1232

Research Article

In vitro trypanocidal effect of methanolic extract of some Nigerian savannah plants

D.A. Ameh, A.J. Nok, T. Bulus, M. Galadima, S.E. Atawodi*, S. Ibrahim, M. Mamman

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1231

Research Article

The influence of African Herbal Formula on the haematological parameters of trypanosome infected rats

Okochi VI, Okpuzor J*, Okubena MO and Awoyemi AK

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1230

Research Article

Response of Trypanosoma brucei brucei–induced anaemia to a commercial herbal preparation

Canice C Asonye and Augustine O Okhamafe, Patrick O Erah*

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1229

Research Article

Effect of ripening on the composition and the suitability for jam processing of different varieties of mango (Mangifera indica)

Benoit Bargui Koubala, Germain Kansci*, Israel Mbome Lape

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1228

Research Article

Enzyme activity of a Phanerochaete chrysosporium cellobiohydrolase (CBHI.1) expressed as a heterologous protein from Escherichia coli

Howard R.L.*, Masoko P. and Abotsi E.

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1227

Research Article

Heavy metals concentrations and burden in the bivalves (Anadara (Senilia) senilis, Crassostrea tulipa and Perna perna) from lagoons in Ghana: Model to describe mechanism of accumulation/excretion

Fred A. Otchere

Page: 1 - 8

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1225

Research Article

Petroleum degrading potentials of single and mixed microbial cultures isolated from rivers and refinery effluent in Nigeria

O.U. Ezeronye, P.O. Okerentugba

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1224

Research Article

Effects of sulphuric acid and hot water treatments on seed germination of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L)

S. Muhammad*, N. A. Amusa

Page: 1 - 4

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1223

Research Article

Phylogenetic and molecular evolutionary analyses of gypsy group retrotransposon families in the Egyptian cotton Gossypium barbadense

Abdel Ghany A. Abdel Ghany, Essam A. Zaki*

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1222

Research Article

Mevastatin-induced inhibition of cell growth in avocado suspension cultures and reversal by isoprenoid compounds

Dudley I. Mitchell, A. Keith Cowan*

Page: 1 - 7

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1220

Review

Mycotoxins in food in West Africa: current situation and possibilities of controlling it

A. Adebanjo, S.A. Bankole*

Page: 1 - 10

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1219

Short Communication

Isolation of total DNA from bacteria and yeast

Roberta Fontana, Marco Ligozzi*

Page: 1 - 3

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1218

Research Article

Influence of NPK fertilizer on tuber yield of early and late-planted cassava in a forest alfisol of south-western Nigeria

Akinlosotu T. A., Agbaje G. O.*

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1217

Research Article

The value of morpho-anatomical features in the systematics of Cucurbita L. (Cucurbitaceae) species in Nigeria

Ikechukwu O. Agbagwa*, Benjamin C. Ndukwu

Page: 1 - 6

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1216

Research Article

Synergism of cockroach (Periplaneta americana) α-amylase and α-glucosidase hydrolysis of starches

Sebastien Lamine Niamke, Lucien Patrice Kouame*, Edmond Dué Ahipo, Françoise Akissi Kouame and Alphonse Kamenan

Page: 1 - 5

Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology

https://doi.org/10.46882/FAFT/1215